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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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